What color is #AB78E5?

#AB78E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AB78E5?

The RGB value is 171, 120, 229: 171 red, 120 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AB78E5?

The complementary color is #B2E578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AB78E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AB78E5 color

#AB78E5 rgb(171, 120, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AB78E5 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.1% red, 47.1% green and 89.8% blue (171, 120, 229).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 68% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#AB78E5 color codes

HEX	`#AB78E5`
RGB	`rgb(171, 120, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.1%, 47.1%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 68%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 48%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 48%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, 41.09, -48.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 63.27, 310.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.651, 27.748, 77.486)`
Decimal	`11237605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AB78E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AB78E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AB78E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AB78E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ab78e5; }
.text { color: #ab78e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ab78e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(171 120 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ab78e5, #e278e5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AB78E5?: #AB78E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AB78E5?: The RGB value is 171, 120, 229: 171 red, 120 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AB78E5?: The complementary color is #B2E578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AB78E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.